Davis signs to run with professional track team

Published 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Davis' events are the 100m dash, the 200m dash and maybe the 400m dash, she said.

Davis ran high school track for Giddings High and Hempstead High, where she broke nine school records in the 100m and 200m dash.

She was also part of a great track club in Giddings.

As a member of the L.C. Express Track team, Davis competed all over the state, placing in the Top 10 in the nation in the 55m and 200m dash at the Nike Indoor Classic.

Davis will not only be running track, she is also completing her degree in criminal justice and her studies in physical therapy.

"I never give up on anything," Davis said. "I plan on coming out bigger, faster and stronger than in high school and college. The only thing different about me is I am wiser and more focused this time around.

"I want to come back to Hempstead and Giddings and build a couple of programs for single moms and abused women. I also plan to open a sports arena in Hempstead."

Davis will run her first meet in January at the Carl Lewis Invitational at the University of Houston.

"I just want to keep my mind right and stay healthy for the indoor and outdoor seasons," she said. "My focus is to get in there and be consistent and keep a level head.

"I want to thank everyone who never gave up on me," she said.

The first race will be dedicated to Davis' family members, including her mother Aretha "Gail" Davis-Jordan; her aunts Arlene Davis-Robinson, Andrea Davis-Mcdade and Kimberly Jackson; uncle Michael Davis; cousin Kei'Erica VanDuren; grandfather Willie Jackson; and "my loving and dear grandmother Joann Jackson because your prayers made me the woman I am today."

The race is also dedicated to her "No. 1 fan," her husband LeRoy Livingston Jr.